11558278

Method and Apparatus for Initiating Internet Connection Speed Testing on a Residential Gateway

PublishedJanuary 17, 2023
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2. The method of claim 1, wherein the test data is encapsulated using a user datagram protocol.

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3. The method of claim 1, wherein a result of the test is stored with historical results of other tests.

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4. The method of claim 1, wherein the request to initiate the test is received by the residential gateway from a third user endpoint device residing outside of the subscriber premises, where the third user endpoint device is a device other than the test server.

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7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 6, wherein the test data is encapsulated using a user datagram protocol.

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8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 6, wherein a result of the test is stored with historical results of other tests.

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9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 6, wherein the request to initiate the test is received by the residential gateway from a third user endpoint device residing outside of the subscriber premises, where the third user endpoint device is a device other than the test server.

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12. The residential gateway of claim 11, wherein the test data is encapsulated using a user datagram protocol.

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13. The residential gateway of claim 11, wherein the request to initiate the test is received by the residential gateway from a third user endpoint device residing outside of the subscriber premises, where the third user endpoint device is a device other than the test server.

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16. The method of claim 15, wherein the second user endpoint device halts the service in response to the command.

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17. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user endpoint device is separate from the residential gateway.

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18. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user endpoint device connects to an access network of a communications network via the residential gateway.

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19. The method of claim 18, wherein the test server is located in a core network of the communications network.

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20. The method of claim 1, wherein the test data comprises data of various sizes that originates with the residential gateway.

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January 17, 2023

Inventors

Jerald Robert Howcroft

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